Spot the difference? Steph Claire Smith shows how angles do a lot on social media

The 24-year-old, who titled the post “just a little insta vs. reality reminder for you all”, used the comparison as a message to her followers not to compare themselves to models they see on social media.

“Sure I look fine in both pictures of course, but remember that lighting, angles and posing can make the world of difference sometimes,” she wrote alongside the images.

“We all do it and that’s okay. But for those of you who constantly look at what’s on Instagram and compare your lives to what you see. Don’t.

“We all put up some sort of shield before sharing things with others, and that’s okay, but I think anyone with a certain amount of following should remember it’s important to be real and relatable… and show that life isn’t always as perfectly put together as we post it to be on our feeds.”

“Point of this post? It’s for all the girls out there who may be going through what I went through between these before and afters… when my metabolism slowed down, I gained weight and couldn’t get away with eating whatever anymore.

“I went through a stage of being incredibly confused and upset — I couldn’t understand why when I started eating well and exercising.

“My body was still not going back to how it was when I was 18.”

Smith, who has 1.3 million followers, said it took her several years to understand her body, and accept her shape changes during maturity.

“[It] took me a long time to realise that it was just my body developing into its womanly figure,” she explained.

“Everyone is different, every woman’s body is different, some change a lot over time, some have the same body type their whole life, but for me, I went from being lanky and skinny to curvy and muscular.